Chapter 21
I feared that he would ask. Confront me. it was something he would most definitely do. He was Josh, afterall. I didn’t want to have to explain to him what I meant, I didn’t think he would hear me, but he did. I felt he did. And after that I just couldn’t hold in the tears… the feeling of not being enough, not being close enough, the fact that one day he might want more, and I wouldn’t have any more to give, as much as I’d want to…it hit me then, and when it did I realized that I have no meaning in life without him, that without his love I am worthless, that everything I have, I have because of him, that a world where there is no Josh is pointless and cruel.
I realized I was alone and finally gathered the strength to open my eyes, move around the room…I didn’t want to do any of that. Without Josh I was empty, but I knew he must be hunting or something and I knew he wouldn’t leave me like that without making sure I was safe… but what about him, was he safe?
I gave myself a good mental shake like I used to do and then looked around… stone walls, small rooms, no windows… everything was grey and dull. It was like we were in a mountain. Josh’s smell still lingered on my skin. It gave me goose bumps every time. It never got old.
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